Day 2 Notes: September 21, 2017

Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

English 11

a. Quiz on "The Pedestrian"
b. Think Pair Share: What did you think of the story? Think of your response first, then share and provide support. Summarize either the similarity or the difference to the class.
c. Themes are:

- A message about life from the story.
- Observational, not prescriptive (there is no "should" in a theme)
- A full sentence (tip: "Sometimes, ________ can __________________)
- Good to help create a strong thesis
- An essential part of literary analysis (see question 13 on the provincial exam)

d. Activity on theme
e. Characterization is:

- Indirect presentation of a character
- What do a character's appearance, actions, and speech tell us about who they are? (Tip: "This tells us that they are _____________ because ____________________")
- Helpful to analyse characters

f. Short Story analysis worksheet. Complete before next class. You are encouraged to complete the relevant sections of your literary terms sheet.

- The extra questions:

a. "How does this story connect to your own life?"
b. "Is Ray Bradbury's vision of the future fair?"

g. Read The Raven story before next class, as well as this website for who the Raven is.

English 9

a. Quiz on "Don't Make Fun of Old Beliefs"
b. Think Pair Share: What did you think of the story? Think of your response first, then share and provide support. Summarize either the similarity or the difference to the class.
c. Themes are:

- A message about life from the story.
- Observational, not prescriptive (there is no "should" in a theme)
- A full sentence (tip: "Sometimes, ________ can __________________)
- Good to help create a strong thesis
- An essential part of literary analysis (see question 13 on the provincial exam)

d. Activity on theme
e. Characterization is:

- Indirect presentation of a character
- What do a character's appearance, actions, and speech tell us about who they are? (Tip: "This tells us that they are _____________ because ____________________")
- Helpful to analyse characters

f. Short Story analysis worksheet. Complete before next class. You are encouraged to complete the relevant sections of your literary terms sheet.

- The extra question: "How does this story connect to your own life?"  

g. Read The Raven story before next class.

English 10 - 6

a. Quiz on "Test"
b. Think Pair Share: What did you think of the story? Think of your response first, then share and provide support. Summarize either the similarity or the difference to the class.
c. Themes are:

- A message about life from the story.
- Observational, not prescriptive (there is no "should" in a theme)
- A full sentence (tip: "Sometimes, ________ can __________________)
- Good to help create a strong thesis
- An essential part of literary analysis (see question 13 on the provincial exam)

d. Activity on theme
e. Characterization is:

- Indirect presentation of a character
- What do a character's appearance, actions, and speech tell us about who they are? (Tip: "This tells us that they are _____________ because ____________________")
- Helpful to analyse characters

f. Short Story analysis worksheet. Complete before next class. You are encouraged to complete the relevant sections of your literary terms sheet.

- The extra question: "How does this story connect to your own life?"

 g. Read The Raven story before next class.


English 10 - 7

a. Quiz on "Test"
b. Think Pair Share: What did you think of the story? Think of your response first, then share and provide support. Summarize either the similarity or the difference to the class.
c. Themes are:

- A message about life from the story.
- Observational, not prescriptive (there is no "should" in a theme)
- A full sentence (tip: "Sometimes, ________ can __________________)
- Good to help create a strong thesis
- An essential part of literary analysis (see question 13 on the provincial exam)

d. Activity on theme
e. Characterization is:

- Indirect presentation of a character
- What do a character's appearance, actions, and speech tell us about who they are? (Tip: "This tells us that they are _____________ because ____________________")
- Helpful to analyse characters

f. Short Story analysis worksheet. Complete before next class. You are encouraged to complete the relevant sections of your literary terms sheet.

- The extra question: "How does this story connect to your own life?"  

g. Read The Raven story before next class.